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Alex Young

London non-league goalkeeper chosen as new leader of kingdom in Uganda

George Desmond Kamurasi - (George Desmond Kamurasi/Instagram)

A London-based non-league goalkeeper is set to swap the football pitch for the throne after being selected to become the next king of the Tooro people in Uganda.

George Desmond Kamurasi, 36, captain of SE Dons in Crayford, has been chosen by the Tooro royal succession committee to succeed his cousin, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The decision follows the unexpected death of Oyo, who last month died in the United States, aged 34.

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